Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The NEO With The Typewriter Shell

Isn’t this glorious? If you don’t recognize what this is right away (or from the post title), it’s an AlphaSmart NEO word processor, repackaged in a 3D-printed typewriter-esque shell, meticulously …read more

Real LED TVs Are Finally Becoming A Thing

Once upon a time, the cathode ray tube was pretty much the only type of display you’d find in a consumer television. As the analog broadcast world shifted to digital, …read more

The Death Of Baseload And Similar Grid Tropes

Anyone who has spent any amount of time in or near people who are really interested in energy policies will have heard proclamations such as that ‘baseload is dead’ and …read more

Practice Makes Perfect: The Wet Dress Rehearsal

If you’ve been even casually following NASA’s return to the Moon, you’re likely aware of the recent Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) for the Artemis II mission. You probably also heard …read more

Motorola’s Password Pill Was Just One Idea

Let’s face it; remembering a bunch of passwords is the pits, and it’s just getting worse as time goes on. These days, you really ought to have a securely-generated key-smash …read more

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Inside A Dutch Street Organ: The Art Of Mechanical Music-Making

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By Donald Papp | February 18, 2026

[James]’ Mechanical Organ of Dutch origin has been around longer than he has, but thanks to being rebuilt over the years and lovingly cared for, it delivers its unique performances …read more
Creating The World’s Most Efficient Quadcopter Drone

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By Maya Posch | February 18, 2026

Although not a typical focus of people who fly quadcopter drones for a hobby or living, endurance flying has a certain appeal to it for the challenge it offers. Thus, …read more
2026 Hackaday Europe Call For Participation: We Want You!

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By Elliot Williams | February 18, 2026

Here’s the Hackaday Europe 2026 announcement that you’ve all been waiting for. But wait! This year there’s a twist, or rather two. What absolutely hasn’t changed, though, is that we’d …read more
Sliderule Simulator Teaches You How To Do Calculations The Old Fashioned Way

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By Lewin Day | February 18, 2026

Ever wanted to know how engineers made their calculations before digital calculators were on every workbench? [Richard Carpenter] and [Robert Wolf] have just the thing—a sliderule simulator that can teach …read more
The Dismal Repairability Of Milwaukee Tools

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By Maya Posch | February 18, 2026

Despite the best efforts of the manufacturers, there are folks out there that try to repair power tools, with [Dean Doherty] being one of them. Recently he got a Milwaukee …read more
Ancient Ice Production

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By Al Williams | February 18, 2026

Today, we take ice for granted. But having ice produced in your home is a relatively modern luxury. As early as 1750 BC, ancient people would find ice on mountains …read more
An Open Source Client For World Of Warcraft

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By Lewin Day | February 18, 2026

When World of Warcraft was launched in 2004, it became somewhat of a juggernaut in the MMORPG space. Millions of players continue to login every month. [Kelsi Davis] is one such …read more

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